Marie Burge of the P.E.I. Working Group for a Livable Income said it is long past time for consideration of pilot programs and studies of a basic income. – Stu Neatby CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. —
Two diverging recommendations from a standing committee tasked with examining the possibility of a basic income guarantee on P.E.I. may prove to be a fault line between advocates and politicians over the next steps for the anti-poverty program.
A basic income guarantee (BIG) is an anti-poverty program in which all adults would be given a no-strings-attached government cheque if they are below a certain income threshold. […]
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